Car construction.



A. H.-SISSON.

CAR CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION IILED JULY 1a. 1913.

Patented 0012.6, 1914.

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ALBERTHL SISON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO FORSYTH BROTHERS COMF PANY, OI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION ILLINOIS.

CAB CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1 Original application filed October 12, 1911, SeriaI'No. 654,308. Divided and this application filed July 18,

1913. Serial No. 779,676

citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, 'in'the county of Cook and State 5 of Illinois,have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Car Construction, of which the following is a specification. My-invention relates to car construction and refers particularly to an improved type of car frame and's'heathing used in connection therewith. V

This application isadivision, in compliance with requirements 'of'the Patent Office, of my copendingapplication Serial l lo.654,308, for 'car construction, filed Octo- ,ber.12,'1911.; w e a y I have found tha'tfit is particularly advantageous in order to'obtain-a car of light and strongconstruction to employ supporting members which" are suitably disposed on the sides of the car.v Th supportin members may. consist of p s or sheathing formed soias' to have the function of a supporting framework; IVhen the sheathingisformed in this manner, reinforcing angleirons'or the like may be used in' conjunction with the supporting portions of the sheathing.

A- further'advantage of my invention consists in the manner of forming the upper portion of the sheathing, the lower portion of the sheathing and the car post. These :members may be formed in one or more w pieces. The formations are of such a character as to permit the use of exceptionally "light material, while .afiording the maxi muni strength. v These and other advantages of my invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows .in side elevation and by way offillustration', one embodiment of my inrention.

Having reference to the drawing, the car is shown as havin a roof 10 and a plu- 1 r'alityof side sheathing plates 11. These sheathing plates are formed. with the diaganally disposed trussmembers 12 and the vertical members 13. Between the vertical members 13 and the diagonal truss members 12 arev formed the. panels 14. If so desired a window 15, a door 16, or the like, may be formed between the vertical members 13, 13. The diagonal truss members 12 are preferably reinforced by suitable angle irons or the like 17', and inside of the vertical members 13 may be located the car posts 1S to which the sheathing plates are secured.

posed strengthening members and having window openings between said members, substantially as described.

2. In a car construction, the combination of a sheathing covering the side of the car and having obliquely and vertically disposed strengthening members formed therein and having window openings between said members, substantially as described.

3. In acar construction, a sheet metal sheathing composed of integral'unit sections of substantially I-shape, the upper and lower horizontal me1nbers forming po'rtions respecti ely of the sheathing above and below contiguous window open- Q ings and the vertical portion separating the window openings, substantially as ,described.

4. In a car construction, a side sheathing composed of unit sections each comprising two horizontal portions integrally joined by a vertical portion, the space between the horizontal portions on the two sides of the vertical portion forming adjacent halves of contiguous window openings, substantially as described.

5. In a car construction, a side sheathing composed of a plurality of unit sections each comprising two horizontal portions integrally-joined by a vertical portion, the

horizontal portions respectively forming sections of the side sheathing beneath 'ad-- jaceut halves of contiguous window openings and the vertical pbrtion forming a signed my name in the presence bf two Window post section separating adjacent Witnesses.

Window openings the said units paneled to form between the panels obliquely disposed ALBERT SISSON' integral strengthening members, substan- Witnesses:

tially as described. ELENOR ORR,

In .atestimonyg whereof I have hereunto GEORGE H. FORSYTH. 

